Chapter 142 142 Death of a corrupted
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[Dawn evocation]. A skill of Lucy's [Dawn's Afterglow] created a [Field] where he could slow the movement speed of the enemy while increasing his own cognition. Which gave him a precise grasp on the creation of a certain 'domain' by the use of his [Aspect], the core understanding of the sword he had mastered to a degree that few in the world could.
He understood the sword better than most others in the entirety of the Worldline, granting him the power to utilize the sword, the Aura energy, as well as all the space around him.
He had even used the [Origin] skill of his weapon and half of the packets of energy to strengthen his physical body to manifest the imperfect domain in the area they were in.
It wasn't complete yet. The area they were in, the red-black place that looked like the outskirts of hell had turned into a sandy battlefield with hundreds or perhaps thousands of different kinds of swords buried in the ground, floating in the air, or suspended midair above them.
It was a manifestation of a domain of swords, but, it was still incomplete.
This was not what he actually saw the 'sword' as. In his eyes, instead of the hundreds and thousands of swords in this area, there was only one sword that existed. The one sword that was in his heart.
That was the only sword for him, the sword he used for the protection of his own self, as well as the people he cherished more than himself.
That was the complete form of his domain, but, it was not possible to manifest it with his current strengths, so, he had to make do with these thousands of swords that looked totally different from each other, and defeat that filthy thing before them.
"Skill: [Aspect of magic]. Initiating the strengthening and unlocking potential of the skill: [Creation]."
Thankfully, he had her support as well.
She said they could do it, that he could do it if they did it this way, and he believed in her. Currently, perhaps more than anything else in this Worldline.
"Creating magic: Spell. Series: Support. Attribute: Element- Light. Characteristics: Negative negativity negation, Alpha-3, Beta-12, Delta-33. Wavelength: 1.143 m, Frequency: 33.3 MHz. Initiation: 9843B51-8172. Medium: Airal-Spatial-Ground. Deploy: 9546C21-5142."
Magic was complicated, and that's why people used skills over that complicated method of counting, channeling, analyzing, visualizing, and materializing the phenomenon. People avoided it, but she loved it.
And her love will become poison for the catastrophic creature that stood in the middle of this sword-covered battlefield.
"Go."
She signaled him when she was ready with the preparation and he vanished from her side, reappearing right before the creature who stood there like a statue.
Everything had been slowed down for it, even the the dark energy surrounding it was moving so slowly that it seemed like some metal ball was moving in a very dense fluid.
Lucy, on the other, had moved so quickly that it was impossible to see him with the naked eyes, or the normal functions of the stream that was going on at the moment.
They would have to pay a lot just to buy the function that made the play speed slower to a certain degree, but that was only for the stream spectators. The higher beings were able to see him clearly, and what they were seeing, was in no way anything normal, or something a young 'boy' like him should be capable of.
Lucy… he was moving at a speed beyond his own physical capacities, beyond what his body could handle, his blue eyes glowing brighter than usual and his face devoid of any pain or hesitation.
Perhaps he was using his [Perseverance], but he had managed to achieve something beyond his limits at the moment, and what he had achieved, he used it all for one purpose only.
-Swiiiiiiiiish!
"KHYYYYYYYYYOOOO!"
The first strike he made with his Aura-covered sword contained so much power that it dealt a significant blow to it. The creature that had slowed down and could not move properly roared thunderously after that, but, it was just the start.
The swords all around the domain were made with the energy of the atmosphere and his own, they themselves contained power, and they were the product of his domain, so, he had complete control over them.
-Swiiiiiish! Shaning-shing!
Just after his first attack, Lucy utilized a few swords floating in the air and they fell down towards the creature and pierced right through it like light piercing through a thin sheet of cloth.
-Boooooooooom!
Just after that, Lucy used one of the packets of energy in his weapon to create a slash of bright golden light that collided with the creature and dealt another significant blow to it.
The duration of [Dawn evocation] was thirty seconds and during this time, the creature had no chance to even fight properly when its body's skills were already blocked by El's [Dismantle], but the skill effect was almost only going to last for a little more than half a minute as well.
It hadn't been that long since this creature appeared but, the Dismantle skill had been a great help in fighting against it. Which was going to end now as well.
That is why El was creating that new unique spell to help them with this, just that it was going to require a lot more time than the previous spell she had created.
It was going to be something that would not only block this creature's movements and give them an upper hand, but it would also guide them towards the winning path.
It was important, that's why Lucy was doing his best to deal as much damage as possible with his sword strikes and the thousands of swords in the surroundings.
He was guiding the swords, using them to pierce the dark body of the creature, its tail, the tentacles, the claws, the parts that were more vivid than the others.
They were affecting but, the creature in question had become bigger than it had been.
Before Lucy, it was similar to a great Giant. Lucy's strong attacks damaged it only as much as a needle would damage a dragon. It was strong, but by the time Dawn's evocation ended, Lucy had managed to deal, a non-lethal but a significant amount of damage.
[ "How long?!" ]
[ "Almost done!" ]
"KHOOOOOOOOOOO!"
When the effects of the skill vanished, the creature that had been beaten by Lucy one-sidedly all this while, roared so loud that it cracked the ground still covered by the swords.
The effect of the [Field] had gone but the domain still was present there. He was still maintaining it. The end had yet to come, so he needed all these swords for that one thing where he could end everything once and for all.
"Okay!"
El managed to finish her spell in time, but by that time came, Lucy had been exhausting himself so much that even while using his [Perseverance] that grated him a unique singlemindedness, he could feel the heaviness and all the pain and pressure that the creature had started giving off now.
It could only be called a blessing that the moment El's Dismental's duration had ended, her spell creation had completed and it was perhaps another blessing that just when the creature was loud enough to land a sneak attack on Lucy, she was able to deploy the spell, which created a magic circle right underneath the creature, so unfathomable that understanding it was impossible just by looking at it.
The magic circle that manifested created golden chains of light that, in the blink of an eye, completely covered the entire creature and restricted not only the movements of his physical body but also the leaking corruption that was used to induce pain greater than any physical injury all this while.
Every time Lucy had landed an attack on him, he felt like he was being crushed from inside.
But, he managed to endure, somehow, and now… the time of retribution had finally come.
The chains were binding the creature now, restricting its movements, and among these golden chains, there was one certain piece of these chains that was glowing with a bright red, inviting anyone who looked at it as if inviting one towards it.
That was the clue, that was the place where the original body of the owner of this dungeon, the body that now worked the same as the core of a golem.
It was a creature of great strength but even it had one weakness. The catch was, that this weakness was roaming all over that gigantic body at a speed that was barely possible to one's eyes.
The rate at which the red chain was circulating all around it was so quick that even the sharpest shooter would find it difficult to hit that spot. And just hitting it was not going to be enough. The power that one attack had to contain was greater than the sum of all of the damage Lucy had done to this creature.
And they had one chance. If they miss it… the opportunity will be gone forever and perhaps they will die as well.
"[Crimson sword]!"
-Swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish-Boooooooooom!
Lucy had one shot at this so he had to be precise and the attack had to be powerful. But to have smelled its unquestionable demise, the creature did its last-ditch efforts and managed to slip one of its tentacles by a tiny hole from the back side of its body, which, ultimately managed to block Lucy's most powerful offensive skill and give Lucy yet another internal injury.
The swords he was using during the attack all got destroyed and his plan to utilize those words in that attack was wasted just when the red light of the attack collided with the black tentacle of the thing.
The attack was wasted, but, it created the opportunity that El had been looking for all this time.
[ "Now!" ]
The tentacle was the last thing it could muster out of that tightly packed chained self. There was no other way out of this situation now. Its body had been put into a tight spot.
They were given the last opportunity.
"Huuuu…"
And they were exhausted.
They were wounded as well, internally and externally.
But, this was the end for everything…
-Oooooooooooong!
Lucy gathered every single one of the remaining swords in the surroundings and gathered them into his own sword.
He used all the remaining packs of energy of his unique sword after that and channeled all the Aura or Mana he had left in his own body.
El also did the same and cast whoever support spell she could on him before becoming light-headed and falling to the ground in a dramatic manner.
Lucy, left alone with the giant sword in his hands, prepared himself, and let go of the sword, controlling it with his will… yes, his will.
Not with the telekinesis, or with the support of any other energy, but, his will alone.
He had pushed himself to his limits, reached a dead end, his body was starting to crumble down, but, he persisted. And, gained the enlightenment he needed in that desperate moment, breaking the boundary between an expert and a master, attaining a realm that none could at his age.
He achieved something unbelievable in his last moments, however, he was gambling his life at the moment with this one attack he had poured every single drop of life he possessed at the moment.
The giant sword was in the air, his eyes were blurry, the red chain before him was his target, and… there was a smile on his face.
"Goodbye… mothafucker."
-Swiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish!
-Boooooooooooooom!
"KYHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
His body gave up as well and he fell down, barely conscious, barely alive, barely clinging to the last thread of life he possessed…
He gave his all.
"Good work… ahem! Lucy."
They gave their all.
[Ding!]
And, perhaps, that much was enough action for a while…
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